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Department of Modern Foreign Language to Host Discussion on Current Latin American Issues

12/1/2008 - Riverdale, NY – The Department of Modern Foreign Language and Humanities will host a discussion on current Latin American issues on December 3, 2008 in the President’s Reception Room at 4:00 p.m. at the College of Mount Saint Vincent. Students and the general public are invited to attend. Moderators Dr. David Aliano and Professor Luz Palmero will provide a forum to discuss some of the recent challenges which face the nations of Latin America today. More...

New York Times Reporter Michael Powell Visits the College of Mount Saint Vincent to Discuss Historic 2008 Election

11/19/2008 - New York Times reporter Michael Powell, will address students at the College of Mount Saint Vincent on Monday, November 24 in the President’s Reception Room at 2:30 p.m. He will discuss his experience as a correspondent who covered the recent election and followed John McCain and Barack Obama on the campaign trail as they battled each other for presidency. The general public is invited to attend. More...

Students Network with Professionals in Science Fields

Mount Alums Connect with Current Students Interested in a Career in Science

11/11/2008 - On November 12, 2008, the Dolphinlink Alumnae/i Network, a joint collaboration between Alumnae/i Relations and the Career Development Office connecting alums with current students, will host a panel of graduates from the Mount who majored or minored in science. Six special guests will share their work experiences with current students. The event will be held in the President’s Reception Room in the Administration Building at 7:00 p.m. More...

Mount Professor John Kruth Wins Award for Best Musical Biography of the Year

To Live's To Fly: The Ballad of the Late, Great Townes Van Zandt

11/4/2008 - John Kruth, Professor of music at the College of Mount Saint Vincent, recently published To Live’s to Fly: The Ballad of the Late, Great Townes Van Zandt. The book was selected as the “Best Musical Biography of the Year” by the American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers Awards (ASCAP). He will be honored on Tuesday, December 9, at Lincoln Center in New York City where he will receive the Deems Taylor Award which recognizes books, articles, liner notes, broadcasts and websites on the subject of music selected for their excellence. More...

Communications Professor Selected as Teaching Fellow

Cynthia Meyers to Learn First-Hand about Television Entertainment

11/4/2008 - Professor Cynthia Meyers, Communications Professor at the College of Mount Saint Vincent, has been selected to be one of 20 faculty members to take part in a week long seminar to work directly with television professionals in the aim of improving curriculum and faculty expertise. The seminar will take place on from November 11-15, 2008 at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles. More...

Women’s Studies Program Presents Discussion on Illegal Trafficking of Women

Guest Speakers Discuss Actions That Can Help End Crisis

10/30/2008 - The Women’s Studies Program at the College of Mount Saint will be hosting their third panel discussion “The Traffic in Women.” This event will explore the truth behind the horrors of women being smuggled across borders, exploited, and forced into slavery. It will be headed by three keynote speakers; Jennifer Dreher of Safe Horizon’s Anti-trafficking program, Lakshmi Anantnarayan of Equality Now, and Sister Claire Regan from the Sisters of Charity. The event will be held on November 6 in the President’s Reception Room at 4:30 p.m. and open to the public.
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College of Mount Saint Vincent Hosts Latino College Fair

Free "Paying for College" Workshop and $500 Scholarship - Oct. 25

10/6/2008 - On Saturday, October 25, the College of Mount Saint Vincent will hold a Latino College Fair. The fair is open to all Latino students who are interested in gathering more information about college, learning about receiving financial aid, and finding out how to navigate the application process. The fair is presented jointly by the College, the Sallie Mae Fund, the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities, and the Bronx Assembly Delegation. More...

New Peter J. Sharp Athletic and Recreation Center Poised to Make Changes at the Mount

10/23/2008 - The Peter J. Sharp Athletic and Recreation Center is on its way to becoming the newest addition to the College of Mount Saint Vincent. On October 25th at 12:30 p.m. there will be a groundbreaking ceremony to usher in the new facility. The Peter J. Sharp foundation granted $1.75 millions dollars to the Mount in 2006 through Edmund Duffy, a Trustee, for the renovation and expansion of the athletic facilities. More...

The College of Mount Saint Vincent Honors Three Alumni with the Ad Laudem Dei Award

10/15/2008 - On Wednesday, October 15, 2008, three distinguished alumni from the College of Mount Saint Vincent will be honored with the seventh annual Ad Laudem Dei Award. The event will be held at the College in the President’s Reception Room of the Administration Building. The Honorees are: Margaret A. Dames, Ed.D., ’65, Julianne L. Imperato-McGinley, M.D., ’61 and the Honorable Miriam Naveira de Rodon, ’56. More...